Open SF History Photos

Great Highway
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Great Highway

View east from Ocean Beach towards U.S. Life Saving Station Golden Gate and Dutch Windmill.

Ocean Beach
Hyde near Francisco.
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Hyde near Francisco.

View north of California Streetcar O'Farrell RR CR #41 descending steep incline. Alcatraz and Angel Islands in distance.

Russian Hill
Powell & Jackson
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Powell & Jackson

Market Street Railway cable car #502 outbound to Bay and Taylor

Nob Hill
Judah & Lower Great Highway
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Judah & Lower Great Highway

N-line streetcar turnaround at foot of Judah Street.

Sunset Outer
Twin Peaks Tunnel
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Twin Peaks Tunnel

East portal location with SF Muni PCC #1037 L-Line

Castro
East End of Sunset Tunnel
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East End of Sunset Tunnel

Streetcar turning off Duboce, SF Muni PCC #1030 N-Line

Duboce Triangle
Brisbane
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Brisbane

View of south end of Southern Pacific's Bayshore yards near Brisbane with train Southern Pacific Street Engine #4368.

Outside SF
Mission Viaduct
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Mission Viaduct

View northwest to approaching southbound Market St. Railway (MSRy) 14-Line streetcar #1618. St John the Evangelist Catholic Church (1893), St. John's School (1910, later demolished) and St. John Ursuline Convent (1916) in background beyond streetcar. Future Diamond Heights and Fairmount Tract in background left.

Mission Terrace
Powell & Market
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Powell & Market

View southeast across Market. Central Tower (former Call Building) Humboldt Bank Building, Portola and State Theatres, Pacific Building, Emporium, SF Muni N-Line PCC #1012 with wings livery.

Downtown / Union Square
Washington near Wetmore
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Washington near Wetmore

View west on Washington to Cable car #504. Washington & Mason Cable car powerhouse in background.

Nob Hill
Bush & Market
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Bush & Market

View west to Donahue (Mechanics) Monument, pedestrians, Follmer, Clogg & Co. Umbrellas 7-9 Battery St., Mendelson Bros., Front St.

Financial District
U.S. Life Saving Station
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U.S. Life Saving Station

View southeast near Fulton Street and Great Highway in Golden Gate Park. U.S. Life Saving Station with surfmen (also called life savers), surf boat on cart, and dog.

Ocean Beach
View from Twin Peaks
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View from Twin Peaks

Looking towards Market Street

Twin Peaks
Unknown Location
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Unknown Location

a man and two women stand in front of a sparsely built hillside. (Sunset district?)

Lands End
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Lands End

View east towards Golden Gate Bridge construction. Former steam train and streetcar right-of-way in foreground after removal of rails.

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Bowling Greens, Francis Scott Key Monument, Sharon Building beyond. Affiliated Colleges (now UCSF) in the far background, Mt. Sutro

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Second Music Concourse. on the current site of the tennis courts. Bandshell, Band Stand

Golden Gate Park
Conservatory of Flowers
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Conservatory of Flowers

Views from Main Drive (now JFK Drive), Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

de Young Museum, Palace of Fine Arts 1894 Building

Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
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Golden Gate Park

Snoozing bison in the original buffalo paddock behind the current site of Academy of Sciences.

Golden Gate Park